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Alwin G.
Last position:
IT Interim Manager & AI Strategist
- AI product development: Design of an AI-supported GRC platform to automate compliance processes.
- AI expertise: Strategic deepening in Agentic AI and GenAI as a core asset for modern IT governance
- IT interim management and strategic consulting
Gerhard Kolar
Last position:
Senior Project Manager and Construction Manager at HENSOLDT Optronics GmbH
- Building the data center in Oberkochen (defense area)
- Planning the fiber optic ring, simulation of Wi-Fi coverage
- Cable routing plan for WAN and LAN cables for office and production (infrastructure)
- Adaptation of the SAP system (R3) for the Oberkochen site (software)
- IT transformation of the SAP system to SAP HANA
- Planning network infrastructure and server technologies in the SAP environment
- Pré-sales support and setting up change management
- Independent coordination of utilities according to time, budget and quality
- Mapping the project in MS Project and SERVICENow
- Development and design of hardware and software
- Demand management and portfolio management
- Building a risk register and migration plan
- Preparation of payment-supporting documents in coordination with the responsible finance and commercial functions
- Budget: 5 Mio. - 34 FTE
Farid Alam
Last position:
SAP Data Migration & Data Management Consultant for SAP GEMINI at Montblanc
The consultant's responsibilities/actions are:
- Consulting on the migration of material master & PP Master data
- Prepare Article List template for Cutover Phase
- Implementation of data cleansing measures using individual and bulk changes
- SAP all mandatory fields data extraction regarding Business needed
- SAP migration, Cutover, Testing, BAT, UAT
- Align with the multiple Stakeholders regarding Data from Legacy and SAP System
- Deployed SAP MM best practice (guided configurations, active methodologies and road map for project initiation)
SAP ERP | SAP GEMINI | SAP Fields Coordination | Documentation | SAP IDoc | SAP Integration | SAP End-to-End Process | SAP MM (Material Management) | SAP Functional Consultant | SAP Gap analysis | SAP MDM (Master Data Management) | Data Migration & Management
Alois Schmid
Last position:
Subproject Lead / Senior SAP EAM Consultant at VERBUND Hydro Power GmbH
- Customizing / Support SAP FIORI apps
- Subproject lead for new on-call concept including resource planning, alarm server and employee time tracking
- Subproject lead for revision planning renewal
- System: SAP S/4HANA EAM
- Agile implementation
Marco Ronsdorf
Last position:
Senior Consultant at Oventrop GmbH & Co. KG
- Review of planning and production processes
- Identification of process improvements
- Design and implementation on SAP S/4HANA and SAP IBP
- Design review
- Conceptual design for future planning and production processes
- Definition of SOP process and decoupling points to reduce stocks and lead time
- Approach and conceptual design for automated statistical forecasting including ABC/XYZ
- Implementation and test SAP S/4HANA PP/DS, DDMRP, PP IBP SOP Demand
Christoph Reiche
Last position:
IT Consultant at Augusta Solutions
- Successfully certified as Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
- Further training in AI trends, prompt engineering, and tools (ComfyUI, SD3.5, Flux, Loras)
- Market analysis for the strategic realignment of the service portfolio
Christoph Hansen
Last position:
PMO Lead at System Technology Defense
- Planning, establishment, and leadership of a Program Management Office (PMO) as the central unit for the operational control of the overall program with tasks including:
- Defining and developing the optimal project management processes for the program.
- Creating and introducing a monitoring & controlling process to manage the timely delivery of deliverables.
- Creating the overall program plan with schedules, budget & cost plans, resource planning, and deliverables planning.
- Selecting and managing external service providers and monitoring contract compliance.
- Defining and executing program risk management and developing mitigating actions.
- Developing efficient reporting for the overall program to meet all stakeholder groups. Defining and creating key program KPIs using earned value analysis and milestone trend analysis.
- Providing and adjusting necessary IT tools for communication and documentation (Confluence, Jira, Teams, etc.).
- Defining and executing project change management.
- Planning and running all management meetings, including steering committee, management meetings, and board presentations.
- Preparatory alignment, planning, and organization of the group project as a basis for the execution phase.
- Selecting and staffing the program core team and the extended project team with a total of 70 participants.
- Planning the project organization, reporting and decision-making paths, and governance at the operational and strategic levels.
Dieter Schraad
Last position:
Overall process responsibility for OTC including harmonization, target picture definition and governance / requirements and at Qiagen AG
- Transition from SAP ECC to S/4HANA in an international pharmaceutical environment
- Analyze & optimize SAP order-to-cash processes with focus on SAP SD, CS and GTS
- Ensure alignment of all process steps from order entry through delivery and billing to payment
- Define global end-to-end process standards
- Moderate goal conflicts between local units and the global model
- Prepare decision templates for management
- Evaluate process variants independent of system implementation
- Manage incidents, changes and requirements via Jira; use Confluence for central project documentation
- Support the setup of test management in Jira Xray
- Manage order processing, billing as well as subscription and milestone billing
- Improve receivables processes, integrate third-party tools and monitor metrics like cash cycle time and invoice accuracy
- Derive work packages and define milestones based on analysis
- Quality assurance in requirements management between business and IT service providers
- Prepare and moderate decision formats, management briefings and status meetings at the C-level
- Set up and maintain standardized reporting (status reports, milestone tracking, risk register)
- Ensure compliance with existing governance and reporting requirements
- Apply standards and methods in the pharmaceutical industry, including GxP and computer system validation (CSV)
Eugen Pilarski
Last position:
Interim Project Manager / Program Management / Operational Excellence
Melanie Garmanzky
Last position:
Senior IT Project Manager & Cutover Lead (Freelance) at Omikron GmbH
- Responsible for cutover planning and go-live management of multiple parallel IT releases in the e-commerce environment
- Creating and maintaining cutover plans, runbooks and rollback scenarios, plus audit-ready documentation of all cutover activities
- Defining and managing go/no-go decisions, escalation paths and resource availability in the cutover window
- Coordinating technical and business workstreams, managing external service providers and ensuring data consistency
- Managing and reviewing trial cutovers, structured handover to the hypercare phase
- Cutover reporting and communication before, during and after go-live at decision-maker and C-level
- Result: All releases delivered on schedule, cutover processes sustainably established and handed over
Bhavin Shah
Last position:
Team Lead SAP EWM Engineering at Swisslog GmbH
- Over 19 years of experience in solution design, development, integration, and optimization within the SAP ecosystem
- Direct line management of 8 engineers, responsible for yearly target settings and reviews, yearly compensation reviews, training and skill development, onboarding, and conducting interviews for new positions
- Implemented agile based product management practices such as product roadmap, setup of Kanban boards in Microsoft Teams Planner, defining the product backlog and release cycles
- Designed and developed high-level architecture to create reusable Swisslog’s standard product based on SAP EWM MFS to integrate various automation subsystems like pallet conveyors/cranes, light goods conveyors/cranes, autostore, monorail, star robots using Swisslog standard protocol
- Experienced in end-to-end implementation of S4HANA Brownfield and Greenfield projects and in integrating third party subsystems like A-frames and KBS Pick by Light via TCP/TP or REST based APIs
- Setup the overall development process along with required quality gates following continuous integration and continuous improvement principles
- Served as technical team lead during customer implementation projects, running process workshops specific to MFS, preparing business blueprint, designing specifications, and executing integration tests between MFS and PLC subsystems
- Successfully integrated light goods crane with SAP EWM MFS with double deep storage capabilities and total storage capacity of 9600 boxes
- Expertise in a wide range of technologies, tools, and frameworks such as S4HANA EWM, EWM MFS, Embedded Analytics, API-based integration, SAP Cloud Platform, WebIDE, Fiori, SAP UI5, OOABAP, and Classical ABAP Development
Fahd Kefi
Last position:
PMO & Industrialization Strategy Consultant at Confidential Consulting
- Built the business plan, feasibility study, and full industrialization strategy for a greenfield gigafactory
- Modelled CAPEX/OPEX, industrial layout, equipment strategy, and operational ramp scenarios
- Defined PMO governance and the complete commissioning and quality strategy from design through operations
- Managed client relationship and provided strategic advisory on regulatory pathways and technology selection
Serge Driendl-StruĂź
Last position:
Solution Architect Manufacturing (PS, PP, PEO, PLM, PM/EAM) at EFW – Elbe Flugzeugwerke / Airbus
- Focus on aircraft conversion, MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul) & production processes.
- Development of a PEO prototype (architecture, customizing) with a focus on Change Record and Manufacturing.
Silvia Biedermann
Last position:
Business Consultant - Product Management Banking at Aareal Bank AG
- Focus on EBICS optimization and further development of the customer’s internal EBICS application
- Business and technical consulting for Aareal First Financial Solutions AG on products and applications of the EBICS standard in the areas of operations and further development, as well as project-related communication with external development partners and the product vendor to map the relevant optimizations on a technical level
- In the role of business coordinator, consulting on content-related and regulatory requirements as well as technical prerequisites and needs, and consolidating these on a business level
- Consulting on the use of EBICS formats
- Review of the current EBICS standard for potential optimizations and further development
- Analysis of the current state to identify further development potential and derive suitable recommendations for action, taking regulatory requirements into account
- Carrying out EBICS tests during the project
- Responsible on a business level for requirements management, and in this context capturing and documenting requirements for such tests
- Design of a functional and long-term test management approach
- Execution and evaluation of tests
- Consulting on sustainable quality assurance and audits
- Project languages: German and English
- Tools/methods: MS Project, MS Office, MS Visio, TestRail, Confluence, Jira, Business Logics Bank Rechner, Business Logics test data generator, Business Logics banking tool, Business Logics test system, DBEAVER, Squirrel, Unix virtual machines, WinSCP, Kitty, PuTTY, various Aareal Bank products, online banking portal, Aareal Sign, core banking system, SAP Blue Eagle, SAP RE-FX, Aareon Wodis Sigma, Haufe Real Estate Wowinex, GAP Group Immotion, UTS Karthago, SAP IS-U/Waste, SIV kVASy, various EBICS clients
Bernhard Heutmekers
Last position:
SAP MM Consultant, Business Solution Design Specialist at Nomen Nominandum
- Finalised several addon implementation projects as project manager, coordinating external service providers
- Implemented VAT reporting, e-invoicing, asset reporting, drug reporting to governmental authorities
- Played key role as business solution design specialist in an S/4HANA implementation project across PP-PI, eWM, QM, PM, IM, MM, SD and other logistic areas
- Designed organizational structures and processes in all logistic areas
- Developed and proofread business blueprint, managed implementation, test preparation and migration
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Statistics of experts using SAP PM
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
3.2 years
Positions per freelancer
19
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
53%
Doctorate
7%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 6 Sep 2026.
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Average rates of experts using SAP PM
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About the technology
Core use
SAP PM is SAP Plant Maintenance, the part of SAP used to plan and control maintenance work on technical assets. It supports inspections, repairs, breakdown handling, and preventive maintenance. Companies use it to keep equipment reliable and maintenance records clean.
Typical work
- Set up maintenance plans, task lists, and equipment records
- Model notifications, work orders, confirmations, and technical completion
- Support spare part processes and links to purchasing or inventory
- Adjust workflows, statuses, and user screens for plant teams
System fit
SAP PM rarely works alone. It is often connected with SAP MM for materials, SAP FI/CO for costs, SAP SD in service-heavy flows, and SAP MRO-related processes in larger operations. Strong professionals also understand master data, authorizations, and how plant processes move across modules.
When to bring help
Companies usually bring in freelance expertise when a rollout is delayed, maintenance data is messy, or existing processes need a redesign. It also helps when a system must be adapted after a merger, a plant expansion, or a move from legacy maintenance tools into SAP. Short-term specialists can stabilize urgent issues without long hiring cycles.
What strong professionals do
- Understand maintenance business rules, not just screen fields
- Translate plant needs into clear SAP PM configuration
- Spot master data gaps that break scheduling and reporting
- Work well with operations, procurement, and IT teams
Good project outcomes
A good SAP PM setup makes it easier to plan preventive work, trace failures, and see asset history. It also improves consistency between notifications, work orders, and costs. In regulated or asset-heavy industries, that clarity matters for audits, uptime, and day-to-day control.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about SAP PM.
SAP PM is used to manage maintenance for equipment, technical locations, and other physical assets. It helps teams create notifications, plan work, track repairs, and document what was done. Many companies use it to support preventive maintenance as well as urgent breakdown response.
Yes. SAP Plant Maintenance is the full name people often mean when they say SAP PM. In practice, both terms point to the same maintenance process area inside SAP, although some teams also use the broader SAP EAM label when they talk about the full asset maintenance scope.
SAP PM is the maintenance process area inside SAP, while SAP EAM usually refers to the broader asset management scope around it. In many projects, people use the terms loosely, but the work often includes maintenance plans, work orders, equipment data, and cost tracking. A good specialist knows where the PM scope ends and where adjacent asset processes begin.
A strong SAP PM specialist usually knows master data design, maintenance planning, and basic integration points with SAP MM and FI/CO. It also helps to understand business process mapping, authorization concepts, and data migration. For reporting-heavy work, familiarity with SAP Query or common analytics tools can be useful too.
A SAP PM project needs someone who has worked through real maintenance processes, not only configuration screens. The right level depends on the task: master data cleanup needs process understanding, while a rollout or redesign needs deeper functional experience and cross-module awareness. If the plant setup is complex, senior guidance saves time.
Yes, much of SAP PM work can be done remotely, especially configuration, process analysis, testing, and documentation. On-site time helps when a specialist needs to observe how maintenance teams actually work in the plant. Many projects use a mix of both, depending on data access and workshop needs.
Look for someone who can explain how SAP PM handles notifications, orders, confirmations, and maintenance plans in plain language. Strong professionals ask about master data quality, integration points, and who owns each step in the process. They should also be able to show how they solved similar maintenance problems in past SAP work.
Common SAP PM deliverables include process design, configuration settings, test scripts, master data templates, and user guidance. In larger projects, a specialist may also support cutover, training, and defect fixes after go-live. The best deliverables are tied to how maintenance teams really schedule, execute, and close work.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used SAP PM in their recent projects is 112 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 900 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used SAP PM in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 53% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used SAP PM in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used SAP PM in their recent projects are German (100%), English (95%), and French (27%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used SAP PM in their recent projects are Information Technology (78%), Professional Services (73%), and Manufacturing (63%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used SAP PM in their recent projects are Information Technology (90%), Project Management (88%), and Quality Assurance (72%).
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